Separator.



` PATENTED 00T. 27, 1903.

J. E. FOLEY, SBPARATOR. APPLIGATION FILED Dno. 11. 1902.

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Lavn/aa ivo. massa UNITED STATES ratented october 27, 190e.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. FOLEY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, -ASSIGNOR OF THREE-FORTHS TO ALEXANDER M. KERR', HUGH BRODIE, AND JAMES O. MCGREGOR,

OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SEPARATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,622, dated October 27,

Application filed December 11, 1902. Serial No. 134,799. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JAMES E. FOLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit,

in the county of I/Vayne and State of Michigan,

haust steam by removing therefrom the imv purities-such as water, grit, and oil; and the invention consists in a novel and simple construction of a separator of this type and in the peculiar arrangement and combination of its various parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, and shown in the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is avertical central section through the separator. Fig. 2 is a section taken on line Qc, Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a section on line y y of Fig. l.

In construction the separator comprises a casing or shell A, preferably vertical and cylindrical in configuration. At its ends it is provided with the ports B and C, adapted to be connected to any line of piping carrying the supply of steam to be puriiied.

Arranged within the upper end of the casing and in front or opposite the port B is an inclined baffle-wall D. As shown, the wall is diagonally disposed and extends from side to side of the casing from one side of the port to a point slightly above the middle line of the separator. The lower end of the baflie-wall (indicated by the reference-letter D') depends vertically and is' arched at its lower edge. Flanges a and b project at an angle to the bafie-wall and from the lower edge thereof, forming a trough extending from the center of the wall in an inclined direction to the sides.

Arranged adjacent to the baffle-wall described and in the upper part of the separator is a substantially vertical baffle-plate E, extending from side to side 'of the casingI in a manner similar to the baffle-wall and projecting to near the middle of the casing, as shown.

F is a steam-conduit in the form or' a pipe leading from the port O upwardly within the casing to and extending through the bafiieplate, the end of the conduit extending to one side of the baffle-wall D and in the direction of inclination of the latter.

G is an annular bafIie-plate upon the interior of the casing, at substantially its center, surrounding the steam-conduit.' F.

H is an annular bead extending about the upper end of the steam-conduit, forming a complementary baflie to the baffle upon the casing.

J designates a flange at the top of the baffle-plate E, which overhangs each side of the plate,

through which the impuritiescollected in the chamber A are discharged.

The separator is adapted to receive a supply of steam at either end.k For the purpose of describing its operation the portB may be considered its inlet. Steam entering through said port passes downward, a portion between the complementary annular. baffles and the remainder upwardly between the baffle-plate and baffle-Wall, the steam being eventual-ly discharged through the steam-conduit F. In passing through the separator the impurities are collected in the trough carried by the baflie-wall and are conveyed to the sides of the casing, where they pass through openings a and are eventually Vcollected in the chamber A. lm'purities are also deposited upon the annular bathe-plates described and are projected against the baffle-plate E and its overhanging flange. Fromthese points the impurities pass down the sides .of the casing and the steam-conduit to the` chamber A', previously described. 'I

In case the port C. is employed as an-inlet the greater portion of the steam passes over the top of the baffle-plate, and the maximum amount of impurities are collected on the overhanging flange upon the platefand in the trough on the baie-wall.

While l have shown a particular form of casing, it will be obvious that the same may and K is a drip-port at the lower end, of the casing adjacent to the steam-conduit' be modiiied without in any manner departing previously set forth either of the ports may be employed as the inlet which enables the separator to be conveniently used.

Vhat I claim as my invention isl. In a steam-separator, the combination of a casing provided with an inlet and an outlet port, a baiile-wall diagonally disposed within and extending from side to side of the casing opposite one of the ports and having a vertical extension at its lower end,ilanges upon the sides of the vertical extension, and a steamconduit extending within the casing from the other port in proximity to the bai'lie-wallrthe conduit end being presented at an angle to said wall.

2. In a steam-separator, the combination of a casing provided with an inlet and an outlet port, a baiie-wall diagonally disposed within and extending from side to side of the easing opposite one of the ports, means carried by said wall at its lower end for collecting inipurities and conveying the saine to the casing side said means comprising oppositelydisposed Iianges, and a steain-conduit extending within the easing from the other port in proximity to the baiiIe-wall.

In a steaniseparator, the combination of a casing, hz'iving an inlet and an outlet port, a bai'lie-wall diagonally disposed within and extending` from side to side of the casing opposite one of the ports, said bathe-wall having also a vertically-disposed extension at its lower end terminating in an inclined trough, and a steam-cond uit extending within the casing from the other baffle-wall.

4. In a steanrseparator, the combination of port in proximity to the a vertical casing having oppositely-arranged inlet and outlet ports, a baffle-Wall diagonally disposed Within and extending from side to side of the casing opposite one of said ports,

said wall being arched and provided with iianges extending from its opposite sides, forming inclined troughs leading from the central portion of said wall to the casin g sides, and a steam-conduit extending within the casing from the other port in proximity to the baffle-wall.

5. In a steam-separator, the combination of the casin g having inlet and outlet ports at its opposite ends, an inclined baffle-wall at one end of said casing arranged opposite the port therein and havin g a vertical extension at its lower end, and a steam-conduit extending within the casing from the opposite port, the inner end of the conduit projecting to one side of the baiiie-wall in the direction of inclination to thevertical extension of the latter.

(5. In a steam-separator, the combination of a vertical easing having ports at its opposite ends, an inclined bailie-wall at one end of the easing extending across the port therein and having a vertical extension at its lower end, a substantially vertical baiie-plate adjacent to said vertical extension, and a steam-conduit leading from the port at the opposite end of the casing to and extending through the bafiie-plate. i

In testimony whereof I ai'iix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES E. FOLEY. lVitnesses:

A. G. ROBERTSON, G. U. LATOUR. 

